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		<title>The Bank of Canada Leaves Rates Unchanged</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2010 17:17:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Robinson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As expected, the Bank of Canada left the country’s key lending rate unchanged today at 1.00%. That keeps prime rate at 3.00% for now. In the commentary that followed the announcement, the Bank stated:  Global economic “risks have increased” “…pressures affecting prices remain largely unchanged” Today’s decision “leaves considerable monetary stimulus in place” “In the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Shifting Market Requires a Shift in Thinking</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Nov 2010 20:06:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Robinson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As Real Estate markets across Canada shift through a balanced market to a buyers market behaviours become very predictable. Buyers Buyers adapt very quickly to a changing market.  Buying a home is and always has been an emotional decision first and a financial one second.  A shift to a buyers market has everything to do [...]]]></description>
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		<title>10 Things to Check Before You Buy a Home</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 20:31:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Robinson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The process of buying a new home is a very daunting task even if you are a seasoned purchaser.  I came across this checklist on apartmenttherapy.com the other day and thought it would be most useful. 1. Check the drains to make sure they’re not backed-up. To test, do a load of laundry, fill up the tub [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beware of Mortgage &amp; Title Fraud</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 07:05:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Robinson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a time where identity theft and Ponzi schemes are plastered across the daily news, the last thing you want to worry about is yet another way to lose your hard-earned money. But as a homeowner, you need to be aware of crimes on the rise known as mortgage fraud and real estate title fraud. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Will the Olympics affect the Real Estate Market?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 07:16:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Robinson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m sure you&#8217;ve heard it: &#8220;once the Olympics are over our real estate market will&#8230;&#8230;..&#8221;  I know I have.  I have been listening to it for almost seven years now.  And I am still finding myself question what, if any, effect it will have on the real estate market. Smaller, underdeveloped cities like Athens and Barcelona have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bonus 2009 Tax Credit for First Time Buyers</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 22:03:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Robinson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With tax season almost upon us I thought I would throw out a reminder about one of the tax credits that is available to first-time buyers for 2009 tax year.  A new program for 2009 and subsequent tax years is the Home Buyer’s Tax Credit. To be considered elible for for the Home Buyer’s Tax [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mortgage Rule Changes Ahead?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:06:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Robinson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The government and Bank of Canada is becoming increasingly concerned that consumers may not be able to meet debt payments once interest rates rise again.  Finance Minister Jim Flaherty has even gone on record stating he’s considering taking measures to make it harder to obtain a mortgage to avoid households taking on excessive debt. Possible measures [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vancouver &amp; Toronto: Markets with Influence</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 23:48:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Robinson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’ve just had a peak at the latest stats from the Canadian Real Estate Associations’ (CREA) November report and there are some very interesting points to note. Two of the country’s largest markets appear to have had recent record increases which seems to be affecting the collective bottom-line when it comes to Canadian real estate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mortgage Deals</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 16:54:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Robinson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a year of &#8220;interesting&#8221; economic times, we end the year with some great mortgage rates.  Royal Bank of Canada, TD Bank, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce and Bank of Montreal just announced some lower mortgage rates on the heels of the Bank of Canada&#8217;s recent decision to keep interest rates at historic lows. In [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>24</slash:comments>
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		<title>Canadian Mortgage Market Optimism</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 04:52:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Robinson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Canadians are emerging from the recession confident that the value of their homes is rising and optimistic about their local housing markets. The Canadian mortgage market is rebounding and will surpass the $1 trillion mark in 2010, reports the Canadian Association of Accredited Mortgage Professionals (CAAMP) in the fifth edition of the Annual State of [...]]]></description>
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